[pirate22]

Although i prefer the old format,but downloaded the new to experience the live
commentaries-2 things occured.
i engage the listening button.and increase the volume..........
2 slides appear.watching the hand as bidding progresses,and say Roland spks,
a red line stats to fill and his words audible,but cuts out,then resumes??
{is this due to my reception in China}???
also on occasions,some times when Roland spks-in comes another commentator,
and over talks Roland,it appears that either person is not aware of who is
commentating at the time.......... perhaps it is the reception i have??
any help to overcome my predicament would be helpfull.

[aguahombre]

Since you prefer the old format (I assume you mean the graphics and chat screen of the old download BBO version), I recommend the following ---when available.

Activate the video streaming site, where only one person is speaking. Then bring up that same table in the old format and minimize the video stream. You can hear the voice and still enjoy the regular vugraph.

Alternatively, you can activate both of the above and resize them in a new windows session so they will be side-by-side and you can see the players, hear the commentator, and still have the old format for the vugraph ---all at the same time.

[barmar]

I suspect your reception problems are indeed due to being in China.

I'm not sure, but I don't think there's anything that tries to prevent commentators talking over each other. Roland?

[paulg]

barmar, on 2011-October-31, 08:08, said:

I suspect your reception problems are indeed due to being in China.

I'm not sure, but I don't think there's anything that tries to prevent commentators talking over each other. Roland?

As someone who occasionally talked over Roland I can confirm that there is no mechanism in place to prevent it happening.

Voice commentary is very new to the commentators, as well as the listeners, but I think we definitely improved over the course of the Bermuda Bowl. Most commentators now 'signal' their intention to speak before actually speaking, which helps a lot. The time where this fails most is when the commentators are widely dispersed and there is some internet lag in the audio - I certainly trampled over Bill Jacobs from Australia more often than Roland in Copenhagen.

But I'm sure we'll improve as we get more experience. Unlike audio commentary from sports, many of the bridge commentators have never actually spoken, let alone met, so when you work together you have to learn how you 'fit' the first few times.